Dixie Chick

Diane McFarland, executive
secretary to the dean at U-M School of Dentistry, croons a country
tune as part of the OK Chorale, a group of dentistry faculty and
staff members who provided entertainment at the school's All-American
Hoedown. The school hosts a themed picnic before the start of every
academic year, and Aug. 21, more than 400 faculty and staff members
attended the event in the School of Dentistry plaza, which was decorated
with bales of hay and sawhorses.

The OK Chorale encouraged the audience to sing
along to "Happy Trails," dedicated to Dean William Kotowicz,
Dr. Lysle Johnston and Dr. Dennis Turner. Kotowicz is not seeking
reappointment as dean when his extended term expires Dec. 31. Johnston,
chair of the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry,
is stepping down in May. Turner, assistant dean for patient services,
is retiring at the end of the year.